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“A General Amazement among All Sorts of Animals” Islesboro remembers its role in a 1780 solar eclipse
Tucked away on Islesboro is a modest historical marker. “First Eclipse of the Sun, 1780,” it states. The granite monument commemorates the first scientifically recorded solar eclipse on the North American continent. This testament to a little-known piece of history is located on the east side of Penobscot Bay at the Narrows, known in 1780
Fiber artist hooks rugs, restores lampshades
Bobbie Pendleton, who in a previous article (WWF Oct. 2002) is referred to as “Islesboro’s premiere hooker,” is still hard at work perfecting her craft – creating new hooked rugs and restoring vintage hooked rugs and lampshades. Pendleton, a native Californian, now living in Rockland, via Islesboro, has been hooking for more then a decade.
Making Sense of the “Turkeyfied” Holiday
Giving Thanks, Thanksgiving Recipes and History, from Pilgrims to Pumpkin Pie Plimouth Plantation, 2005 Islesboro’s own food historian, Sandra Oliver, tells us that “Thanksgiving in nineteenth-century New England, coastwise and inland, was widely observed and hopelessly romanticized.” It seems that bygone New Englanders thought of Thanksgiving as their one great holiday and over the years
South African teacher savors an island’s way of life
When Ngubo Ndaba, an exchange teacher through the Fulbright program, arrived at Islesboro Central School to take over the duties of math teacher Tom Tutor for a year (WWF Feb 2005), it was on one of the coldest days of January 2005. A Maine winter is something to get adjusted to, especially if you’re coming
Fresh Greens, Locally Grown – Islesboro’s Orchard Project fosters local food production
Realizing a dream can be hard work. A group of Islesboro residents, led by one very determined off-islander, is dedicated to the idea of a steady supply of local produce grown on the island, for the island. The Orchard Project is an outgrowth of the Islesboro Central School (ICS) horticulture program (WWF June 2000), which
The Maine Sea Coast Mission Society Celebrates 100 Years of Service
On July 11, the Maine Sea Coast Mission held its annual meeting at the College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, celebrating its 100th year of service to Midcoast and Downeast Maine residents. The Mission is a non-denominational, nonprofit organization that offers church and pastoral support to island and coastal communities, medical assistance to remote islands,
Artist introduces sculptural storytelling to Islesboro students
University of Maine at Augusta artist and faculty member Susan Bickford held a weeklong artist-in-residence program at Islesboro Central School in early March. She spent four days working with students in grades K-12 combining wire sculpture with storytelling to create a dynamic video presentation, which the whole school community was able to view at the
Islesboro plans April 30 reservists’ benefit
That tantalizing aroma wafting over the bay from Islesboro on April 30 will be the island’s firemen cooking up their famous barbecued chicken as part of a fundraising event hosted by spouses of Army Reservists from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York serving in Iraq as part of the 2/304th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 98th
Islesboro student raises funds for trip
Cameron Leach, a freshman at Islesboro Central School, has been accepted into the People to People Student Ambassador program, which promotes understanding of other cultures while building leadership qualities among high school students. Leach is raising the money necessary to travel with 40 other Maine students to Europe. Cities they’ll visit during their 20-day tour
Islesboro prayer circle convenes
Every third Monday at 4:30 p.m., a group meets on Islesboro for a brief candlelight prayer circle, focused on all the men, women, and children involved in the occupation of Iraq. Prayers are offered for peace, safety, and an end to the occupation so that family and friends can return home soon. At a farewell